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Ink & Clues - "A Lethal Fix"

Writer: Andrew WoodsAndrew Woods

Ink & Clues
Ink & Clues - "A Lethal Fix"

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Company: Ink & Clues

Game: A Lethal Fix

Country: Sweden 🇸🇪

Language: English

Type of Game: Digital Escape Game 💻

Genre: Mystery, Detective

Date Played: March 5, 2025

Difficulty (based on 2 players): 5/10

Size of Team: 1-4 ppl

Time: Approximately 1.5 Hours

Price: $14.00


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A man is found dead in his apartment. A single needle mark and signs of substance abuse—it seems like an open-and-shut case. But the deeper you dig, the more suspects and motives you uncover. Was it an accident, or something far more sinister?


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It's really a one act mystery - a micro mysteries, brain teaser - built around the intriguing premise of a murder made to look like a suicide, with a decent series of steps to solve all leading up to a outlandish but inventive smoking gun. If their previous game Holloway Manor did a good job of building a mysterious narrative this case does a good job of putting together some reasonably clever realistic case file type puzzles. The art is AI generated (the game might be AI assisted as well). For players of these types of games it is quite simple, but at least also economical and cohesive. None of this sounds like high praise but I will reiterate what I've said in earlier reviews - the game itself is well designed enough to be an enjoyable play.


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It's built as a conventional case file type game. It's well constructed, plausible, not frustrating, but also maybe not all that challenging either. You might not have heard this story before, but you've definitely seen some of the puzzles. It's light, though it still does a good job of making the player identify and triangulate the key elements of the story. It's a process of elimination while simultaneously moving towards the smoking gun, through a series of interesting suspects and situations. I think the Aha moment comes together quite well as both an interesting solution and a funny way to try and murder someone.


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I like the two games I've played so far, though I will say they are more akin to a short story, something casual, as opposed to a “real” longer form type mystery. It's well designed, playable, although it doesn't have the depth of mysteries that aspire to carry a player through real narratives and deductive challenges. It's a fun, short, brain teaser that sticks to the rules of good design. It's highly playable while not being totally impressive - a kind of Murdle with slightly more soul and creativity.

 

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Disclosure: We thank Ink & Clues for providing us with samples of the game. Although a complimentary experience was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.


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